Revised guidelines now available

Launched in June 2014, the second edition of the Guidelines for Environmental Assurance in Australian Horticulture incorporates the latest research and a new section on Climate Adaptation. It’s free to download now!

Ensuring horticulture’s long-term sustainability

By improving efficiencies and resource management, the long-term sustainability of horticulture and the environment will be ensured. The Horticulture NRM Strategy profiles the environment issues and approaches industry is taking to address them at a national level.

Horticulture for tomorrow – our story

The Horticulture for tomorrow project was initiated in 2004 by HAL and funded by an Australian Government grant, through the Natural Heritage Trust, to help growers better manage their impact on the environment. Find out more about our story here.

Find out more about other environmental systems

The Guidelines for Environmental Assurance in Australian Horticulture (2nd ed) is not the only environmental system available to horticultural producers. Find out more about other commodity-specific environmental systems, mixed enterprise systems and information on third-party auditing options.